importune

英 [ˌɪmpɔː'tjuːn] 美 [ˌɪmpɔːr'tuːn]

• v. 强求；硬要；胡搅蛮缠
• adj. 胡搅蛮缠的

英英释义

Verb:

1. beg persistently and urgently;

   "I importune you to help them"
   

例句

用作动词 (v.)

1. It is not cost-efficient that sometimes we make ourselves exhausted just to importune something.
   有时候为了强求一样东西而令自己的身心都疲惫不堪，是很不划算的。

经典引文

• His uncle..came importuning to his door.

  出自： P. S. Buck

• She importuned them for money.

  出自： B. Chatwin

近反义词

【近义词】

• plead 辩护
• entreat 恳求
• pester 纠缠
• bother 烦扰
• harass 使疲乏
• plague 瘟疫
• badger 獾
• annoy 使恼怒
• beleaguer 围攻
• pursue 追求
• insist 坚持